title: Tumor-like cystic endosalpingiosis in the myometrium: a case report and a review of the literature.
abstract: Endosalpingiosis is a disorder of the Mullerian system characterized by benign glands lined with tubal type epithelium and involves the peritoneum, subperitoneal tissues and retroperitoneal lymph nodes. Myometrial endosalpingiosis is very rare. A 44-year-old female presented to the hospital complaining of menorrhagia. Gynecological and radiologic examination revealed a pelvic mass 7.5 cm in diameter, suggestive of a leiomyoma with secondary cystic changes. The gross examination showed an intramural large cyst within the right fundic wall of the uterus. Microscopically, the cyst consisted of multiple micro-macro cysts lined with benign tubal epithelium. With these findings, the diagnosis was cystic endosalpingiosis. In this report, the clinicopathologic features of a cystic endosalpingiosis case located in the myometrium was presented with a review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Atatürk Training and Research Hospital, İZMİR, TURKEY.
authors.forename: Seyran
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yığıt
authors.forename: Yelda
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Dere
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yetımalar
authors.forename: Demet
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Etıt
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002828:Choristoma / Q000473:pathology*; D018293:Cystadenoma, Serous / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D003560:Cysts / Q000473:pathology; D005187:Fallopian Tubes; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009215:Myometrium / Q000473:pathology*; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D014591:Uterine Diseases / Q000473:pathology*